Earthquake details

Sunday, December 26, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Northern Mariana Islands on Sunday, December 26, 2004 at 14:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands - NO), about 477.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.370 and latitude 19.485.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 136.8 km
Coordinates 19.485, 145.370
UTC time 2004-12-26 14:53:15.770
Location Maug Islands region
Country Northern Mariana Islands (NO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-12-26

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